REVIEW

Cardiovascular comorbidity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Ledovskaya TI1, Statsenko ME2, Turkina SV2, Konyakhina TA1, Yusupov KS1, Gorbacheva EE1,2
About authors

1 Volgograd Medical Clinical Center of FMBA, Volgograd, Russia

2 Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Elena E. Gorbacheva
Kim, d. 24, k. 125, Volgograd, 400001, Russia; ur.xednay@1ilsak

About paper

Author contribution: Ledovskaya TI — conceived the idea, performed data analysis and interpretation; Statsenko ME, Turkina SV — formulated the problem and organized the study; Konyakhina TA — performed literature analysis and research conceptualization; Yusupov KS — searched the literature and wrote the manuscript; Gorbacheva EE — performed data analysis and interpretation.

Received: 2021-12-07 Accepted: 2021-12-20 Published online: 2021-12-22
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Fig. Possible mechanisms underlying cardiovascular complications in patients with NAFLD. PAI-1 — plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TGFβ — transforming growth factor β; IL6 — interleukin 6; IR — insulin resistance; FFA — free fatty acids; LV — left ventricle; VLDL_C — very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL_C — high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, CRP — С-reactive protein